"Do you think the Monarch is a fool?"
"How could a fool become the leader of a nation, a political power?"
"Of course, we should exclude those who merely lucked out and inherited the throne due to succession."
"Those who earn the throne through their own efforts are not fools. But why do they also need such ministers?"
He listed some examples, all rather famous Monarchs, and indeed these ministers are common around them. This question made James ponder.
What Councilman Williams needed to do was to guide his successor, making him more mature and wiser.
"That's because, under anyone's rule, there are always some who are dissatisfied with those in control."
"So they need some people to clean out dissidents without dirtying their own hands."
"We are not Monarchs, Lance is not a cruel minister, but we can cooperate in this way."
"He completes his part of the job well, and we should do our part well too. That's good cooperation, a good partnership!"
